William Witney

William Witney

Directing

Birthday

1915/05/15

Day of death

2002/03/17 (86 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Lawton, Oklahoma, USA

Also know as

William Whitney, William N. Witney

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, wh...Read more

Acting
Fighting With Kit Carson
6.0

(1933) Fighting With Kit Carson

as Settler / Indian / Trooper

The Wild Blue Yonder
6.0

(1951) The Wild Blue Yonder

as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

The Republic Pictures Story
0.0

(1991) The Republic Pictures Story

as Self

Showdown at Eagle Gap
5.0

(1982) Showdown at Eagle Gap

as Sheriff

0.0

(1992) Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys

as Himself (archive footage)